2022 at Clean Air Partnership
2022 was, unfortunately, another record year for global carbon emissions. CO2 reductions observed at the start of the pandemic were rapidly eroded, with emissions exceeding…
Looking out for our most vulnerable during extreme heat events
Heat events can have a major impact on health in Canada and around the world. For example, in 2003 Europe experienced unseasonably hot weather which…
Single Occupancy Electric Vehicles – a Stopgap, not a Climate Solution
North American cities have undergone dramatic changes over the last century. Locations that were once inconvenient have become accessible through extensive road networks leading to…
Home Energy Labeling – a Natural and Necessary Complement to Energy Efficiency Programming
While we rightly expect transparency from labels on our food, appliances and vehicle purchases, our homes, the single largest purchase most Canadians will ever make,…
TCFD for Canadian Municipalities
The Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) was created in 2015 by the Financial Stability Board of the G20 group of nations. Designed primarily to…
Using Non-profits to Deliver Municipal Climate Action
In Ontario, municipal governments are responsible for providing most services within the municipal boundary including, but not limited to, water and sewage, electric utilities, road…
Applying a Climate Lens to COVID Response and Recovery Plans
At Clean Air Partnership we have created a climate lens for use in municipal decision making. The climate lens asks, ‘how will a municipal decision…
Why Standards for Green Development Should be a Standard Part of Municipal Climate Action
Housing development in Ontario seems to be proceeding frantically. In Toronto, there are no shortage of towering condo developments appearing as if by magic. Across…
Climate Action in Small Communities
There are 444 municipalities in Ontario. Approximately 90% of these communities are populations of less than 25,000. Tacking climate change poses specific challenges for communities…
Incubating cycling in suburban communities
Cycling offers communities a wide range of potential benefits, including improved health, friendlier streets, reduced traffic congestion, reductions in GHG emissions, and improvements in air…
Energy Reporting: an Enabling Action that Leads to Energy and Greenhouse Gas Reductions
It is frequently said that what gets measured gets managed, but we also often hear the saying that what is truly important cannot be measured.…
Compounding the zero-emission impact
On January 9th, the City of Toronto’s Infrastructure and Environment Committee will decide whether or not to adopt an Electric Vehicle (EV) Strategy. This strategy…
Why are we not talking about air pollution in Ontario?
When Clean Air Partnership was established 20 years ago, air pollution was a public health crisis that rightly attracted considerable media and political attention. Smog…